Matthew 5:16, Rule of 1865
Praise their Father in Heaven.
p. 100
Matthew 8:22, Rule of 1865
She shall there be neither inquisitive about the transactions of the world, nor even listen to such: she will 'let the dead bury the dead.'
p. 52, Enclosure Congregation
Matthew 12:36, Rule of 1865
Must fear, far more the judgments of God on account of neglect or voluntary infidelity in fulfilling their Holy Rule of life.
p. 152, Sisters
Matthew 16:25, Rule of 1865
By taking these Vows, they fulfill, in a stricter and higher sense all that Christ our Lord demands of His disciples - to abandon all, take up the Cross and follow Him.
p. 32, Part II, Chapter 1: Vows & Profession
John 6:56, October-November 1968
"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood lives in Me and I live in him. As I, who am sent by the Living Father, myself draw life from the Father, so whoever eats Me will draw life from Me."
p. 10, General Chapter
John 2:5, 1986, You Are Sent
"Do whatever He tells you."
p. 19, Constitution, Prologue
John 2:5, 1986, You Are Sent
We are attentive to God's call, ready to do whatever he tells us.
p. 17, #19, Apostolic Obedience
John 2:5, 1986, You Are Sent
We honor her (Mary) as mother of our congregation, practicing truest devotion to her when we do whatever he tells us.
p. 31, #32, Prayer
John 2:5, 1986, You Are Sent
Throughout our lives, we strive to do whatever he tells us, to respond affirmatively to God and to his action in us.
p. 36, #47, Personal Development in Community
John 15:13, 1986, You Are Sent
Eucharist urges us to lay down our lives so that deeper communion among ourselves and all humanity be realized.
p. 32, #34, Eucharist
John 17:21, 1986, You Are Sent
To each of us at this moment of salvation history, the words of Christ ring clear: "As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. May they be one in us.so that the world may believe it was you who sent me." We are called and we are sent.
p. 20, #1, Mission
John 17:21, 1986, You Are Sent
As the desire of Jesus that all be one become more fully our own, our striving for unity embraces all humanity and the whole of creation.
p. 22, #9, Community
John 17:21, 1986, You Are Sent
As community we are sent in the power of the Spirit to continue Christ's mission, to proclaim him, to be transformed and to transform our world, bringing all to the oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent.
p. 37, #48, Conclusion
John 17:21, 1986, You Are Sent
Our mission is to proclaim the good news as School Sisters of Notre Dame, directing our entire lives toward that oneness for which Jesus Christ was sent.
#4, Part I: Mission
John 19:21, 1986, You Are Sent
As we identify more deeply with Christ, the very pattern of his life becomes ours.
p. 36, #46, Personal Development in Community
John 19:25, 1986, You Are Sent
Mary's life perfectly models the response to the Spirit, the commitment to Christ and the total gift of self to the Father that we strive for in living the spirit of our vows.
#21, Vowed Commitment, Summary
Acts 4:32, 1986, You Are Sent
Through this kind of presence to and for one another, through our prayer, dialogue and ministry, we become a community of one mind and one heart.
p. 21, #7, Community
Acts 4:32, 1986, You Are Sent
Growth in obedience unites us closer together as a community of one mind and one heart and impels us to fulfill our mission.
p. 28, #20, Apostolic Obedience